Roberto Mancini happy in knowledge that Manchester City are on track for fourth place

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Manchester City may have to wait a little longer in their search for a first trophy for 34 years, but Roberto Mancini insisted last night that his team’s performances over the two legs of an enthralling Carling Cup semi-final had convinced him that they can finish in the top four of the Barclays Premier League this season.

Mancini believes that City will be all the stronger for the return of Emmanuel Adebayor, the striker who went on as a substitute at Old Trafford for his first appearance since the machinegun attack on the Togo national team bus this month, and